Guest guest Posted January 14, 2001 Report Share Posted January 14, 2001 Just an update from the Austin household. We have had a whirlwind of a weekend. Mark went into severe abdominal pain late Friday night. Vomiting followed at about 4am and by 9am we were in the ER. Everything checked out OK (with the exception of a slightly elevated amylase) so they sent us home at about 4pm or so. At 7pm Saturday the pain returned and by 9pm the vomiting followed...by 1am Sunday we were back at the ER. Again, the amylase was slightly elevated, but lipase was OK ruling out pancreatitis. They told us to have Mark see his regular GI on Monday (which we already had an appointment anyway) and that Mark needed to be scoped. The suspicion is infectious esophagitis or severe erosive esophagitis. We got home at 7am this morning and the pain returned this afternoon....I pray that we can make it to tomorrow, no one has had any sleep in our house. I think I figured out that I had 2 hours in the last 48 hours....I hope we get some answers and fast. Thanks for letting me vent. Autumn (Mom to Mark Cd5-Cd19 and ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2001 Report Share Posted January 15, 2001 Dear Autumn, Sounds like you have your hands full! I can only pray that Dr. Truding helps you guys out! Its so fustrating to see our kids in pain! Take Care, Sue What a weekend!!!! > Just an update from the Austin household. We have had a whirlwind of a > weekend. Mark went into severe abdominal pain late Friday night. Vomiting > followed at about 4am and by 9am we were in the ER. Everything checked out > OK (with the exception of a slightly elevated amylase) so they sent us home > at about 4pm or so. At 7pm Saturday the pain returned and by 9pm the > vomiting followed...by 1am Sunday we were back at the ER. Again, the amylase > was slightly elevated, but lipase was OK ruling out pancreatitis. They told > us to have Mark see his regular GI on Monday (which we already had an > appointment anyway) and that Mark needed to be scoped. The suspicion is > infectious esophagitis or severe erosive esophagitis. We got home at 7am > this morning and the pain returned this afternoon....I pray that we can make > it to tomorrow, no one has had any sleep in our house. I think I figured out > that I had 2 hours in the last 48 hours....I hope we get some answers and > fast. Thanks for letting me vent. > > Autumn (Mom to Mark Cd5-Cd19 and ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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